Stories from Texas Medicine, July 2019

Effectively Counseling Patients Amid the Anti-Vaccination Movement - 08/20/2021

Even before COVID-19, Stephen Line, DO, faced vaccine hesitancy from patients when it came to the flu or other infectious diseases. Here, he talks about the technique of motivational interviewing that he used then, and that can be still used now, to help you understand your patients' fears.


Talk to Patients About: Diphtheria - 08/02/2019

Most people know little about diphtheria today thanks to the effectiveness of its vaccine. But fear of this highly contagious bacterial infection – which chokes off patients’ ability to breathe –  was once so strong that it accidentally gave birth to a major sporting event: the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race.